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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (OOD) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OOD over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank91101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads3640
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.018 %
As % of the category below2.628 %2.922 %
Salaries quoted3137
Average minimum salary£39,355£34,081
Average salary£42,661£37,581
% change on same period last year+13.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,968£41,081
UK excluding London average salary£36,869£37,291
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13701369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.916 %0.611 %
Salaries quoted12371237
Average minimum salary£35,324£36,124
Average salary£39,082£39,537
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum salary£42,840£42,951
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
OOD South EastOOD
South East

OOD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing OOD across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Oxfordshire OOD Demand Trend

OOD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OOD across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire OOD Salary Trend

OOD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOD across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire OOD Salary Histogram

OOD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OOD within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AbingdonUp+1916£43,125+7.81 %
OxfordDown-610£44,500+17.16 %
BanburyNew entry-2£55,000-
OOD South EastOOD
South East

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing OOD also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited OOD.

139 (67.24 %)OO
234 (58.62 %)C++
325 (43.10 %)C#
423 (39.66 %)Java
522 (37.93 %).NET
620 (34.48 %)Degree
716 (27.59 %)XML
812 (20.69 %)Mathematics
910 (17.24 %)J2EE
910 (17.24 %)Fortran
109 (15.52 %)Eclipse
118 (13.79 %)C
118 (13.79 %)Linux
126 (10.34 %)Windows
126 (10.34 %)JSP
126 (10.34 %)Servlets
126 (10.34 %)SQL
126 (10.34 %)PhD
126 (10.34 %)Unit Testing
135 (8.621 %)Software Engineering
135 (8.621 %)Pensions
135 (8.621 %)Computer Science
135 (8.621 %)Sun Certification
135 (8.621 %)XBRL
135 (8.621 %)JUnit
135 (8.621 %)OOP
144 (6.897 %)UML
144 (6.897 %)CSS
144 (6.897 %)ActionScript
144 (6.897 %)GPRS

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing OOD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited OOD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (37.93 %).NET
216 (27.59 %)XML
310 (17.24 %)J2EE
46 (10.34 %)JSP
46 (10.34 %)Servlets
55 (8.621 %)XBRL
64 (6.897 %)Hibernate
64 (6.897 %)J2SE
64 (6.897 %)Spring
64 (6.897 %)CSS
73 (5.172 %)JSF
73 (5.172 %)XSLT
82 (3.448 %)Swing
82 (3.448 %)WinForms
82 (3.448 %)ADO.NET
82 (3.448 %)SWT
91 (1.724 %)ASP.NET
91 (1.724 %)EJB
91 (1.724 %)WebServices
91 (1.724 %)XSL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.172 %)JBoss
13 (5.172 %)Tomcat
21 (1.724 %)SharePoint
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.172 %)MATLAB
22 (3.448 %)3ds Max
31 (1.724 %)MS Excel
31 (1.724 %)Maya
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.172 %)MAXIMO
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (6.897 %)GPRS
14 (6.897 %)GSM
23 (5.172 %)UMTS
23 (5.172 %)TCP/IP
23 (5.172 %)Wireless
23 (5.172 %)Bluetooth
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.724 %)MySQL
11 (1.724 %)SQL Server
11 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (15.52 %)Eclipse
25 (8.621 %)JUnit
34 (6.897 %)Flash
43 (5.172 %)Ant
51 (1.724 %)Rational Rose
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.621 %)Pensions
24 (6.897 %)Finance
24 (6.897 %)Games
33 (5.172 %)Manufacturing
33 (5.172 %)Electronics
42 (3.448 %)Auditing
42 (3.448 %)Animation
42 (3.448 %)Military
42 (3.448 %)Automotive
42 (3.448 %)Education
42 (3.448 %)Government
42 (3.448 %)Health
51 (1.724 %)Chemicals
51 (1.724 %)3D Graphics
51 (1.724 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (74.14 %)Developer
220 (34.48 %)Software Developer
314 (24.14 %)Java Developer
46 (10.34 %)Senior Developer
55 (8.621 %)Software Engineer
64 (6.897 %)Web Developer
64 (6.897 %)Programmer
64 (6.897 %)Senior Java Developer
73 (5.172 %)Flash Developer
73 (5.172 %)C++ Developer
73 (5.172 %)C# Software Engineer
82 (3.448 %)Junior Developer
82 (3.448 %)Graduate
82 (3.448 %)Junior
82 (3.448 %)C++ Programmer
82 (3.448 %)Junior Java Developer
82 (3.448 %)Senior C++ Developer
82 (3.448 %).NET Software Engineer
82 (3.448 %)ActionScript Developer
82 (3.448 %)J2EE Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (20.69 %)Mathematics
25 (8.621 %)Computer Science
33 (5.172 %)French Language
33 (5.172 %)German Language
33 (5.172 %)Portuguese Language
33 (5.172 %)Device Driver
42 (3.448 %)Physics
51 (1.724 %)VHDL
51 (1.724 %)Verilog
51 (1.724 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (1.724 %)Pocket PC
51 (1.724 %)Multithreading
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (13.79 %)Linux
26 (10.34 %)Windows
33 (5.172 %)UNIX
41 (1.724 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.724 %)Windows NT
41 (1.724 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.724 %)Symbian OS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (67.24 %)OO
26 (10.34 %)Unit Testing
35 (8.621 %)OOP
35 (8.621 %)Software Engineering
44 (6.897 %)UML
53 (5.172 %)EAM
53 (5.172 %)Configuration Management
53 (5.172 %)Facility Management
53 (5.172 %)Asset Management
53 (5.172 %)Service Management
53 (5.172 %)System Testing
62 (3.448 %)Data Validation
62 (3.448 %)Validation
62 (3.448 %)Extreme Programming
62 (3.448 %)Agile Software Development
62 (3.448 %)Data Management
62 (3.448 %)Project Management
71 (1.724 %)PRINCE
71 (1.724 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.724 %)OOA/OOD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (58.62 %)C++
225 (43.10 %)C#
323 (39.66 %)Java
410 (17.24 %)Fortran
58 (13.79 %)C
66 (10.34 %)SQL
74 (6.897 %)ActionScript
83 (5.172 %)VB
92 (3.448 %)Perl
92 (3.448 %)Python
101 (1.724 %)VC++
101 (1.724 %)Assembly Language
101 (1.724 %)PHP
101 (1.724 %)JavaScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (34.48 %)Degree
26 (10.34 %)PhD
35 (8.621 %)Sun Certification
41 (1.724 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.724 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (5.172 %)IBM
22 (3.448 %)Microsoft
31 (1.724 %)Google
31 (1.724 %)Zend
31 (1.724 %)Symbian